Official and national statistics policy

Our policy statements and reports, correspondence, and consultation responses relating to official and national statistics are available below.

The RSS liaises with its members, with ONS, the Statistics Authority and others to inform our public policy work on the development of official statistics in the UK.

Discussion of UK policy for official statistics takes place through our National Statistics Advisory Group on a voluntary basis, assisted by the Society’s policy and public affairs staff (contactable at policy@rss.org.uk). The RSS also support development of statistics internationally, through our International Development Section.

LETTER: to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond regarding the use of RPI [PDF]
Sent: 15 November 2017Reply from Mel Stride MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General [PDF]
Received: 20 November 2017Reply from Stephen Barclay MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury [PDF]Received: 4 December 2017

RESPONSE: to National Statistics Quality Review: National Accounts and Balance of PaymentsLink to article on StatsLife which includes comment from the RSS' National Statistics Advisory Group in response to the review.
Posted in News on 8 July 2014.

CONSULTATION RESPONSE: to the Public Administration select committee inquiry on Statistics and their use in government – study 1, the operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
Sent: 3 August 2012